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Brocade® Gen 6 Products

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Data Center Backbone & Enterprise Switch

Model Brocade Gen 6 Directors (X6) Brocade Gen 6 (32GB) G630 Switch

Customer • 4 & 8 Slot X6 Chassis • High-Density Enterprise

Profile • Future-Proofed Infrastructure • Large Enterprise SAN
• NetWorking Convergence • High Availability
• High Availability • Consolidation
• Consolidation • Scalability
• Expandability • Virtualization, Cloud

Part Numbers X-X64-0001 (4 slot chassis, w/2PSU, 2FAN, 2CP, 2CORE, Enterprise Bundle) X-G630-48-32G-R Brocade G630, 48-port activated, 48 x 32G optics, Port side exhaust air flow
X-X64-0002 (4 slot Airflow Agnostic Chassis, w/0PSU, 0FAN, 2CP, 2CORE, EB) X-G630-48-32G-F Brocade G630, 48-port activated, 48 x 32G optics, Port side intake air flow
X-X68-0001 (8 slot Chassis w/3PSU, 3FAN, 2CP, 2CORE, Enterprise Bundle) X-G630-96-32G-R Brocade G630, 96-port activated, 96 x 32G optics, Enterprise Bundle, Port
X-X68-0002 (8 slot Airflow Agnostic Chassis w/0PSU, 0FAN, 2CP, 2CORE, EB) side exhaust air flow

Port Blade: FC32-64 Blade: With 8x32G QSFP SWL Optics (X-X6-2164)
Port Blade: FC32-48, 48 Port w/48 32G SWL SFP (X-X6-2148)
Port Blade: FC32-48, 48 Port no SFPs (X-X6-0148)
Extension Blade: With 16 32G SWL SFPS (X-SX6-0001)
Extension Blade: With 16 32G LWL SFPS (X-SX6-0002)

Ports 8 Slot Chassis: Up to 512 ports 48, 72, 96, 128

4 Slot Chassis: Up to 256 ports

Speed & 4, 8, 10, 16, 32 Gbps FC ports 4, 8, 16, 32 Gpbs FC ports

Protocol 1, 10, 25, 40 Gbe ports

Expandability FC32-48 48 Ports 32G FC Blades, SX6 Extension Blade, FC32-64 POD license, 24-port, 24 x 32G SWL SFP+ (X-MENT24PTPOD-32G)
POD license, 32-port, 8 x 32G SWL QSFP (X-MENT32QFLEX-32G)
POD license, 24-port, No optics (SW-BSW-MENT24PTPOD-01-QS)
QSFP POD license, 32-port, No optics (SW-BSW-MENT32QFLEX-01-QS)

FICON/CUP Yes No
Supported

Hardware Hot-swappable redundant power supplies, Hot-swappable redundant fans, Redundant 2 hot-swappable, redundant integrated power supply/fan FRUs
Features and hot-swappable control processor blades, Redundant and hot-swappable 32Gb core Optional rack mount kits: fixed, or mid-mount
switching blades, Redundant and hot-swappable WWN cards, Flexible airflow direction Optional front to back or back to front air flow
option (selected at time of order; not field changeable), Brocade Standard rack-mount
included, FCoE Support

Height 8 Slot- 14 RU, 4 Slot- 8 RU 2U

Standard Enterprise Bundle (Fabric Vision®, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, and FICON CUP). Web Tools, Advanced Zoning, Full Fabric, Enhanced Group Management, Forward Error
Bundled IO Insight for application- and device-level IO latency and IOPS monitoring. Correction. Enterprise Bundle is included with 96 port models but optional on 48 port models.
Software

Software 4 & 8 Slot X6 Chassis Integrated Routing, G630 (SW-BSW-MENT128IRPOD-01-QS)

Licenses Integrated Routing: Up to 128 port Enterprise Bundle includes Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric (SW-BSW-MENTEB5-
Upgrades (SW-BSW-CHASIR128POD-01) 01-QS)

4 Slot Chassis
ICL POD KIT, 8x 4X32G QSFPS W/ BREAKOUT (X-X64ICLKIT-100M-02)
2KM ICL KIT, 8x 2KM 4X32G QSFP (X-X64GEN6ICLKIT-2KM-01)

8 Slot Chassis
ICL POD KIT, 16x 4X32G QSFPS W/ BREAKOUT (X-X68ICLKIT-100M-02)
2KM ICL KIT, 8x 2KM 4X32GQSFP (X-X68GEN6ICLKIT-2KM-01)

Fabric OS® Fabric OS v8.0.1 or higher Fabric OS 8.2.0 or higher

Supported

Management SANnav Local Base <600 Ports (1 & 3 YR Options) SANnav Local Base <600 Ports (1 & 3 YR Options)
Software SANnav Local Enterprise <15000 Ports (1 & 3 Year Options) SANnav Local Enterprise <15000 Ports (1 & 3 Year Options)
Solutions SANnav Global (1 & 3 Year Options) SANnav Global (1 & 3 Year Options)
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Mid-Range and Entry Switches

Model Brocade Gen 6 (32GB & 16GB) G620 Switch Brocade Gen 6 (32GB) G610 Switch

Customer • Hyper-scale virtualization • Entry-Level

Profile • Larger cloud infrastructures • SMB SAN
• Growing flash-based storage environments • High Availability
• Cost-Sensitive
• Virtualization, Cloud

Part Numbers 32G Products: X-G610-8-0-M (8-ports activated, 0 SFPs included, AC, Port side exhaust air flow)
X-G620-24-32G-F-M (24-ports activated, 24 x 32G SFPs, Non-port side exhaust air flow) X-G610-8-16G-0-M (8-ports activated, 8x 16Gb SWL SFPs, AC, Port side exhaust air flow)
X-G620-24-32G-R-M (24-ports activated, 24 x 32G SFPs, Port side exhaust air flow) X-G610-24-16G-1-M (24-ports activated, 24 x16Gb SWL SFPs, Port side exhaust air flow w/
X-G620-48-32G-R-M (48-ports activated, 48 x 32G SFPs, Port side exhaust air flow w/ Enterprise Bundle)
Enterprise Bundle) Qualified for NetApp MetroCluster
X-G620-24-R-M (24-ports activated, 0 SFP, Port Side exhaust air flow)
Qualified for NetApp MetroCluster

GEN6 Product with 16G Optics:

X-G620-24-16G-PE (24-ports activated, 24 x 16G SFPs, Port side exhaust air flow)
X-G620-24-16G-PI (24-ports activated, 24 x 16G SFPs, Non-port side exhaust air flow)

Ports 24, 32, 48, 64 8, 16, 24

Speed & 4, 8, 10, 16, 32 Gbps FC ports 4, 8, 10, 16, 32 Gbps FC ports
Protocol

Expandability Ports on Demand Ports on demand:

X-G6MIDR12PTPOD (12 x 32G SWL SFP+) X-SMED8PTPOD-16G (16 SWL Optics)
X-G6MIDR16QFLEX-32G-1 (4X32G SWL QSFPS)

FICON/CUP
Yes No
Supported

Hardware 2 hot-swappable, redundant integrated power supply/fan FRUs Single fixed power supply
Features Optional rack mount kits: fixed, or mid-mount Fixed redundant fans
Singular switch FRU
Optional rack mount kits: fixed, slide, or mid-mount

Height 1U 1U

Standard 48-port model includes Enterprise Bundle (Extended Fabrics, Fabric Vision, ISL Trunking, Brocade Fabric OS, including Brocade advanced zoning, dynamic fabric provisioning,
Bundled and FICON CUP). dynamic path selection, FSPF, NPIV
Software
Integrated Routing optional.
Enterprise Bundle is optional on 24-port model.

Software Enterprise Bundle enables Trunking, Fabric Vision, and Extended Fabrics (SW-BSW-MIDREB5- Enterprise Bundle: Brocade Fabric Vision technology (Clear Link diagnostics, Monitoring
Licenses 01-QS) and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS), Flow Vision, bottleneck detection, enhanced BB credit
Upgrades Mainframe Enterprise Bundle Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabrics and FICON CUP recovery, FEC, and critical diagnostic and monitoring capabilities), Extended Fabric and
capabilities (SW-BSW-MIDRMEB-01-QS) Trunking. (SW-BSW-SMEDEB4-01C)
Integrated Routing (216-00072)
Software, POD License, 12 port on-demand (SW-BSW-MIDR12PTPOD-01-QS)

Fabric OS
Fabric OS v8.0.0 or higher Fabric OS v8.1.0a or higher
Supported

Management SANnav Local Base <600 Ports (1 & 3 YR Options) SANnav Local Base <600 Ports (1 & 3 YR Options)
Software SANnav Local Enterprise <15000 Ports (1 & 3 Year Options) SANnav Local Enterprise <15000 Ports (1 & 3 Year Options)
Solutions SANnav Global (1 & 3 Year Options) SANnav Global (1 & 3 Year Options)
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Extension Switches
Model Brocade Gen 6 7810 switch Brocade Gen 5 7840 Switch

Customer • Organizations requiring remote data replication for BC/DR • Organizations requiring remote data replication for BC/DR
Profile • Organization requiring backup • Organization requiring backup from remote sites to centralized tape/VTL

Part Numbers X-7810-04X6 (7810,4x6P,16GB SWL SFP) X-7840-24-16G-B-R-M (42 port activatied, 24x16 SWL, 0 1/10/40 SFP w/Enterprise Bundle)
X-7810-12X6 (7810,12x6P,16GB SWL SFP) Qualified for NetApp MetroCluster
X-7810-UG (UPGRADE, 8 PORT-ON-DEMAND w/8X16G SWL SFPS)

Ports 12 x 32 Gbps 24 x 16 Gbps

6 x 1 GbE/ 10GbE 16 x 1 GbE/10 GbE
2 x GbE copper RJ-45 2 x 40 GbE

Speed & 8, 16, 32 Gbps 2, 4, 8, 16 Gpbs FC ports

Protocol 1/10 GE 1/10 and 40 Gpbs Ethernet

Expandability Increasing WAN traffic rate limit to 2.5 Gpbs Increasing WAN traffic rate limit to 10 Gbps
Enable 10GE on Ethernet ports Increase WAN traffic rate limit above 10 Gbps to system limit
Enable 8 additional FC ports

FICON/CUP
No Yes
Supported

Hardware 2 hot-swappable, redundant integrated power supply/fan FRUs 2 Hot-Swappable Power Supplies
Features SAN and storage bandwidth up to 384 Gbps 3 Hot-Swappable Redundant Fans
Advanced hardware compression and encryption Rack-Mount Kit Optional
Optional rack mount kits: 4-post or 2-post SAN and storage bandwidth
FCIP bandwidth up to 40 Gbps
Advanced hardware compression
Optional rack mount kits: fixed, or mid-mount

Height 1U 2U

Standard Advanced Compression Enterprise Bundle (EXF, TRK and FV) and Advanced Extension (AEX). Also includes
Bundled Ipsec Adaptive Rate Limiting, FCIP Trunking, FCIP Quality of Service (QoS), Compression, FCIP
Software ARL Fast Write, Open Systems Tape Pipelining, Storage-Optimized TCP, IPSEC encryption

Software Upgrade License: Enables 10GE on Ethernet ports, 8 FC ports, Increase WAN Capability to WAN Rate Upgrade 1 (SW-BSW-LEXTSUG1-01)
Licenses 2.5Gbps, Extended Fabric, Trunking, Fabric Vision, Integrated Routing (X-7810-UG) WAN Rate Upgrade 2 (SW-BSW-LEXTSUG2-01)
Upgrades FICON CUP (216-00074)
Integrated Routing (216-00072)

Fabric OS Fabric OS v8.2.1 or higher

Fabric OS v7.4.0 or higher
Supported

Management SANnav Local Base <600 Ports (1 & 3 YR Options) SANnav Local Base <600 Ports (1 & 3 YR Options)
Software SANnav Local Enterprise <15000 Ports (1 & 3 Year Options) SANnav Local Enterprise <15000 Ports (1 & 3 Year Options)
Solutions SANnav Global (1 & 3 Year Options) SANnav Global (1 & 3 Year Options)
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Optics
Compatible With

Port Speed NetApp Part # Description X6 DCX8510 G630 G620 G610 6520 6510 6505 7810 7840
32Gb Fibre Channel

X-000212 32Gb SFP+ SWL, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000213 32Gb SFP+ SWL, (8-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000238 32Gb SFP+ LWL, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000239 32Gb SFP+ LWL, (8-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000275 4x32Gb QSFP SWL Breakout ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000285 4x32Gb QSFP SWL 2km ✓ ✓ ✓

16Gb Fibre Channel

X-R000192-R6 16Gb SFP+ SWL, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-R000193-R6 16Gb SFP+ SWL, (8-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-R000198-R6 16Gb SFP+ LWL 10km, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000199 16Gb SFP+ LWL 10km, (8-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-00258-R6 16Gb SFP+ ELWL 25km, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X90-QSFP-4X16GB-R6 4x16Gb QSFP SWL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000255 4x16Gb QSFP SWL 2km ✓ ✓

8Gb Fibre Channel

X-R000163-R6 8Gb SFP+ SWL, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-R000164-R6 8Gb SFP+ SWL, (8-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-1869-R6 8Gb SFP+ LWL 10km, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-000174-R6 8Gb SFP+ ELWL 25km, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Ethernet Optics

X-40G-QSFP-SR4-R6 40GBase-SR4 QSFP+ with ✓ ✓

4x10GBASE-SR breakout
capable

X-000180-R6 10Gb SR 10G, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-00182-R6 10Gb LR 10G, (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

X-10G-SFPP-USR 10GE USR (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓

1GbE

X-E1MG-LX-OM 1GE (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓

X-E1MG-SX-OM 1GE SWL (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓

X-B-R000190 1GE RJ45 CAT5 (1-pack) ✓ ✓ ✓

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For more information

For more information, visit https://www.broadcom.com/company/oem-partners/fibre-channel-networking/netapp or contact the NetApp OEM
Team at Brocade. General Sales/Pre-Sales Technical Support: NetApp-Sales.pdl@Broadcom.com

CORPORATE AMERICAS APJ SALES NETAPP CONTACT

Mark Meyer Jim Zucchero Anuroop Gupta Gabriel Cisternas
Global Account Director Global Sales Executive Lead Sales, India Brocade SAN Product Manager
mark.meyer@broadcom.com jim.zucchero@broadcom.com anuroop.gupta@broadcom.com Gabriel.Cisternas@netapp.com
+1-303-588-8505 +1-408-529-5570 +91 22 33040600 +1-724-741-5506
Jim Zucchero Ken Bagley Elisa Dong Steve Botkin
Global Sales Executive Lead Global Sales Executive Sales, China Principal Architect Flash & SAN
jim.zucchero@broadcom.com ken.bagley@broadcom.com elisa.dong@broadcom.com sbotkin@NetApp.com
+1-408-529-5570 +1-678-849-5948 +86 10 85881905 +1-314-504-0684
Naem Saafein Chee Lam Eng Teresa Begaud
Director, Technical Development EMEA SALES Sales, SouthEast Asia Director, EMEA Alliances
naem.saafein@broadcom.com Max Heinicke chee-lam.eng@broadcom.com teresa.begaud@netapp.com
+1-408-433-8159 Sales, EMEA +65 6317 2427 +33 6 32 07 52 52
max.heinicke@broadcom.com
Helen Lin Toru Ishii
+49 151 150 49 123
Systems Engineer Sales, Japan
helen.lin@broadcom.com Caro Pietzner toru.ishii@broadcom.com
+1-408-433-8145 EMEA Marketing +81 36 2039089
caro.pietzner@broadcom.com
Cristen King Haruo Kato
+49 15115049140
Global Partner Account Manager Systems Engineer, Japan
cristen.king@broadcom.com haruo.kato@broadcom.com
+1-408-433-8143 +81 36 2039038
Carol Konnyu Kelvin Khaw
Global Partner Marketing, BSN
Sales, SE Asia
carol.konnyu@broadcom.com
kelvin.khaw@broadcom.com
+1-408-483-7229
+6012 3817597

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